About Us

Who We Are?

At Vanguard Insurance Brokers, we focus on service for you, our client. We are here to ensure you have the complete, correct insurance solution that fully services your requirements. We go that extra mile to ensure you are fully prepared in your day to day work life so you can focus on your business, not insurance.

Ashik has over 12 years of insurance underwriting, insurance broking and relationship management experience. Prior to starting Vanguard Insurance Brokers originally as the Director in 2022 he was a Senior Insurance Broker at Crombie Lockwood Insurance Brokers for 7 years.

During his broking career Ashik has built strong relationships in the commercial and residential sectors in understanding and mitigating business and domestic risks. He has also managed ANZ bank relationship during these 7 years assisting new and existing ANZ customers seeking the best cover to make sure their insurance programs best suited their business and lifestyle continuity plan.

During his underwriting career he has worked for New Zealand's major insurers and was responsible for managing broking business partner relationships for NZI, Vero & QBE insurances. While at NZI insurance he also did insurance underwriting for ASB, BNZ and AMI customers.

Ashik has knowledge in all areas of Commercial risks, Domestic risks, Marine Insurances, Construction and Cyber risk management and mitigation. He believes that everybody is important and everybody’s insurance is important so his aim to remind everybody they matter, hence he started Vanguard Insurance Brokers to share his knowledge and experience with his clients so they can focus on their business and life style, while he manages the insurance stress.

Our Client Testimonial

See what our customers have to say about us.

“We have used Ashik over the last 6 years to insure our civil business and we have never needed to go to anyone else. He is always available to answer any questions and always goes above and beyond for his clients. It is always a pleasure to work with Ashik and we highly recommend him!”

James Hoyt

RSJ Civil Limited

"Ashik Lal is very professional and reliable and provides an excellent customer service in the insurance sector. He is very thorough when it comes to reviewing the insurance policies and provides a clear and honest opinion on what is best value for your business. We have enjoyed working with Ashik and have developed a good working relationship and friendship. I would definitely recommend Ashik to other businesses."

Nitesh Prasad

NAL Civil & Structural Engineers Ltd

"I have known Ashik Lal for over 7 years and worked with him while I was at ANZ Bank. My team at ANZ Bank would refer customers to Ashik and he always provided the customers with the best solutions that suited their needs. I received great feedback about the exceptional service provided by Ashik… from my team as well as directly from customers. When I started my own business, I approached Ashik for business insurance and he assisted me, providing me with options that best suited my situation and I had no trouble at all securing my business…I thoroughly enjoyed working with Ashik."

Johnrae Tannen

JR Finance

"Ash helped me last year with my insurance coverage. We have had our business for 13 years and I was super impressed how he reviewed everything and made recommendations both to save us money, and to ensure our coverage was what we needed. I would recommend Ash's service to others as he truly cares, and wants to find the best outcomes for his customers long term."

Kim Kruger

Supplements

"Ash has been amazing to deal with for the last 3 years I have been with him. Previously I was with another broker for few years and Ash was introduced to me by a business partner who highly recommended him to me. After meeting Ash I was very satisfied with his service since he reviewed my insurance program with previous provider and uncovered gaps that my previous broker never brought to my attention. Instantly I signed up with Ash since I needed a broker who understood my business and provided the right advice to suit my business continuity plan and since I have been with Ash."

Tasleem Ali

AA & Co International Ltd